The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All Chapter 166

Episode 166: Distortion Awakening (3)

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The training of Ganghu and the summoned beast ended much later than Kim Shin-ryeong expected.

Although a long time had passed, Kim Shin-ryeong was not bored even for a single moment.

This is because there was no time to look away as they were busy following Ganghu’s movements and watching the battle with the summoned beast with interest.

While I was swallowing dry saliva, my throat felt so sore that I was surprised.

That’s because I was so entranced that I watched with my mouth open. I didn’t even know it was like that.

‘It’s definitely not luck.’

With his keen eye, Kim Shin-ryeong understood that Kang-hu’s skills were not created by chance or luck.

It is not difficult for even hunters who have gained great power by chance to skillfully demonstrate their destructive power in a short battle.

But long-term games are a different story. Long-term games that require experience definitely require skilled experience.

Ganghu was strictly the latter.

Rather, it was used as a teaching material to upgrade oneself to the next level by using the movements of summoned animals as a material.

Kim Shin-ryeong himself called Kang-hu because he needed him, but it felt like the opposite was happening.

Do you feel like you helped him grow in reverse? So, strange emotions continued to arise.

“what the.”

Kim Shin-ryeong burst into laughter as he looked at the summoned beast’s status window.

All of them just have a sign saying ‘recovering’. This means that all of the summoned creatures fell while fighting Ganghu.

I didn’t handle the summoned animals with as much force as I did in actual combat.

However, at this point, he calculated that Kang-hoo could at least ‘hold on’ against him.

Considering the difference in level, just being able to endure it is amazing.

Kim Shin-ryeong applauded and spoke emphatically toward Kang-hu, who was sweating beadingly.

“good. i love it. It was a great time for the eyes. “I don’t think I went through more trouble than necessary.”

I meant it.

I was very grateful to Kanghu, who did not waste any time and gave his best to training.

Of course, this was done because a certain reward was promised, but even so, Kim Shin-ryeong could sense his sincerity.

“I just did my best because it was a win-win for both sides. The summons are all top quality. “It’s amazing.”

Ganghu was surprised several times when he felt that Kim Shin-ryeong’s summoned beasts were stronger than he imagined.

The growth of each summon was too good to be said to have been negligent in management.

Except for the fact that there were some problems with learning, the basic sense of combat was good.

He was so coveted as a colleague. Of course, that won’t happen, but I wanted to work together in a dungeon.

“It’s really interesting. “It would be very rude to ask me to tell you who my teacher is, right?”

“Can I be honest with you?”

“Then thank you.”

“doesn’t exist.”

“lie.”

“It’s true.”

Kim Shin-ryeong was so disbelieving that as soon as she heard Kang-hu’s answer, she immediately said that it was a lie.

If you have reached this level of assassination skill without a teacher, what will happen if you only have one good teacher?

You may not know it, but you will become an assassin with even more destructive power than now.

“All of my summons are capable of dealing with level 250 to 300 level hunters.”

“That’s right.”

“We played a great long game against such a summoned beast. This is self-study. Should I believe it?”

“You are free to believe it or not, but my answer is always the same. “There is no teacher.”

Kang Hu found Kim Shin-ryeong’s surprised reaction very amusing. On the other hand, I felt better because I felt like I was recognized.

“Thank you anyway. Now it’s time to keep your promise. “Are you ready?”

“of course.”

“Wait a minute. “I think I’ll have to get it from the security warehouse.”

“yes. I’ll wait.”

“Stay inside. “It would be nice to warm up in front of the fireplace.”

“It’s not a request.”

Kang Hu followed Kim Shin-ryeong into the mansion and took a seat in front of the warm fireplace.

Meanwhile, Kim Shin-ryeong went underground for a while and did not come up.

I thought it was referring to the nearby underground, but it seems to go much deeper underground.

Considering the work she does, it was not a strange structure.

The same goes for considering security as your top priority and paying attention to it. Too much is a hundred times better than not enough.

‘About level 3 or 4.’

Kanghu expected that much.

Kim Shin-ryeong probably didn’t bring the destroyed weapons for free.

I’m sure they must have paid some price for it. In that case, it would be difficult to give Ganghu a very expensive item.

Realistically, I thought there was a high possibility of level 4. Even level 3 is a luxury now that you’ve only seen it twice.

Anyway, the reason Kang-hoo came here was to make connections with Kim Shin-ryeong.

It is an investment for the future.

The purpose of obtaining the destroyed weapon was more of a small excuse. Is this a weight that you won’t regret even if it breaks?

The purpose has already been achieved.

Kim Shin-ryeong seemed quite satisfied with himself for fighting with all his might against the summoned beast.

Her eyes and words proved that she could not hide her emotions. It exudes trust and goodwill.

How long did I wait?

As the sweat cooled off, my body, which was slightly chilly, was warmed up by the fireplace and I was starting to feel hot.

Kim Shin-ryeong came with a dagger and threw it indifferently at Kang-hu.

Since it was a dagger in a scabbard, it was not a problem to receive it casually.

She said.

“look. Because it is a destroyed weapon, it cannot be used in actual combat. But you won’t have any trouble feeding it to your weapons.”

“thank you. for a moment.”

The moment Ganghu removes the sword sheath and holds the item in his hand.

“…?”

I was surprised to see the item grade displayed in the status window. 4 It wasn’t even level 3… it was level 2!

They gave an item worth a whopping 100 billion won.

Of course, since it was a destroyed weapon, the purchase price would have been much lower, but in any case, the initial value would have been 100 billion won.

“How does it look?”

“Isn’t this a level 2 item?”

“That’s right.”

Kim Shin-ryeong looked like he was wondering if that was such a big deal.

It didn’t feel like I was bragging about money.

Then he had the feeling that he couldn’t even use this much. Is it like the leisure of someone who has something?

“You paid a really high price.”

“The purchase price is not much. Don’t forget that it’s a destroyed weapon. “Don’t be so grateful that it’s embarrassing.”

Kim Shin-ryeong shrugged his shoulders, turned his head, and took a sip of the fully watered tea.

If it were anyone else, I would have just watched to see how Kang-hoo reacted and what his facial expressions were like.

She seemed to have no idea.

“Then I will feed you right away.”

“uh. “Do it like that.”

【Distortion Awakening – You can absorb some of the stats of the same type of weapon by using corrupted beliefs.

A total of 5 absorptions are possible, and the higher the total stat of the weapon, the higher the absorption amount.

If you bring corrupted beliefs to the weapon you want to absorb, Distortion Awakening will be activated.】

Ganghu checked the tooltip one last time again and immediately proceeded with Distortion Awakening.

As explained, when I brought the dagger, Corrupted Faith, to the destroyed weapon, the Distortion Awakening was immediately activated.

Proceed without hesitation.

The results came out right away.

After feeding the destroyed weapon, which previously had stats of 300 strength and 300 agility, to corrupted beliefs.

Corrupted Faith’s stats increased from 350 to 440 in strength, and 0 in agility to 90.

A total of 180 stats have increased.

Considering that it was made using materials that had no value as a weapon in the first place, it was a very big benefit. Kang-hoo did not even invest a penny in this process.

“how is it? “It’s going up 30%, right?”

“Exactly. “Strength and agility have increased to 90.”

“Good. Even if you’re curious about the purchase price, don’t ask. “I won’t tell you even if I die.”

“You don’t have to tell me. “I’m going to intentionally exaggerate it in a positive way and give it a lot of imagination.”

“That’s a rather bold statement. “Are you offering to show me some kindness?”

“I won’t forget to be grateful.”

“Anyway, the words are Cheongsanyusu. “Why are you so good at answering slyly?”

“If you talk to me often, your thoughts will change.”

Kanghu said with a faint smile.

Considering that Park Dong-jae and Jeong Yu-ri, who are close to him, always point out Kang-hoo’s ‘uninteresting’ conversations…

I thought that Kim Shin-ryeong still doesn’t know much about himself. That may be the case just by looking at some of them.

“I hope you will often help me train summoned animals in the future. “Do you wish we could meet in another way?”

“Are there any other issues?”

“What… I’ll have a chance to test the dagger I crafted or modified?”

“Tester?”

“That’s right. “I will pay the appropriate price each time, so don’t worry about that.”

“great. If you contact me, we will arrange a schedule and meet you.”

“huh. great job.”

“Thank you for using the dagger well. “I will use it usefully.”

“Let’s see each other often.”

“yes.”

That’s how the meeting with Kim Shin-ryeong ended.

Of all the experiences I’ve had so far, this was the easiest one to raise my stats.

After feeding the weapon, the stats changed immediately. Wouldn’t it be great if growing up was this easy?

Anyway, after leaving her mansion, Ganghu walked along the well-paved path in front of the mansion to get some fresh air.

But right then.

At the bottom of the status window related to corrupted beliefs, I saw letters slowly emerging.

It wasn’t there right after feeding the weapon, but later on, the color was applied and the letters were visible.

【New options are being activated by achieving special conditions. It becomes activated after the set waiting time has passed.】

“This is my first time seeing this.”

It was an issue that had never been experienced in the original work.

This is because the main character, Jang Si-hwan, did not have any items that could feed other weapons, such as corrupted beliefs.

Because there wasn’t much to do with item descriptions for characters other than the main character in the novel.

This has never been mentioned in the narrative.

I’ve thought about it at least once, but I’ve never written it down in concrete terms.

‘This too.’

It would be the realm of the unconscious.

It is a structure completely shrouded in mystery.

It doesn’t tell you what the special conditions are and it’s not clear what the set waiting time is.

The content flows strictly at the pace of the system.

‘I think some research will be needed in the future in the field of feeding items. ‘This place is close to the unknown.’

The number of things to study has increased.

It is clear that it was he, the original author, who created this gigantic world view.

But not all pictures were drawn. Some were left blank, leaving room for thought.

That blank space is now appearing as a ‘new option’, filling the empty space.

There is no need to explain or create a world that has not been covered in the novel.

This world of possession had all the blank spaces filled in.

The answer to that blank space must be found in the subconscious.

It is a vague and ambiguous boundary that is neither known nor unknown.

at that time.

【A hunter who has acquired the hidden skill ‘Mad Vampirism’ has appeared.】 A

hidden skill notification that is shared only with the owner of the hidden skill has appeared.

Right now at this moment.

It seemed that a hidden skill related to vampires had appeared somewhere on Earth.